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El Manolo · 09-05-2010, 05:26 PM

Nope it doesn't matter. In Germany a fellow dug up his ensete every year to bring it inside. It became huge. But last winter it started flowering, after he had cut all the leaves, in the middle of winter. His plant did became huge. It was six years old. Normally ensetes get big by themselves. It usually takes 4-6 years for them to flower. Unless they are under stress, then they might flower when they are younger and smaller. Just leave it in the ground for the best growth.

If you'd dig it up every few months you'll give the banana lots of stress and eventually it will stop growing and die.

I hope this helps.

09-05-2010, 05:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
El Manolo Location: Belgium Find me on the map! Zone: 8a or b Name: El Manolo Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 24 BananaBucks : 4,619 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2 Times Was Thanked 22 Times in 12 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	Re: Never Fruit = Huge Plant? Nope it doesn't matter. In Germany a fellow dug up his ensete every year to bring it inside. It became huge. But last winter it started flowering, after he had cut all the leaves, in the middle of winter. His plant did became huge. It was six years old. Normally ensetes get big by themselves. It usually takes 4-6 years for them to flower. Unless they are under stress, then they might flower when they are younger and smaller. Just leave it in the ground for the best growth. If you'd dig it up every few months you'll give the banana lots of stress and eventually it will stop growing and die. I hope this helps. Last edited by El Manolo : 09-05-2010 at 05:29 PM.